言听计从 yan ting ji cong obey implicitly

Explanation

指对某人的话言听计从，完全信任，完全服从。

It means to listen to and follow someone's words completely, showing full trust and obedience.

Origin Story

楚汉相争时期，韩信投奔刘邦后，屡建奇功。刘邦对他十分信任，常常采纳他的建议，因此韩信才能在战场上运筹帷幄，决胜千里。有一次，项羽派人劝降韩信，许诺给他高官厚禄，但韩信不为所动，他说：‘汉王对我言听计从，我怎能背叛他呢？’最终，韩信辅佐刘邦取得了楚汉战争的胜利。

Chu Han Xiangzheng shiqi, Han Xin touben Liu Bang hou, lv jian qigong. Liu Bang dui ta shifen xinren, changchang cainai ta de jianyi, yinci Han Xin cai neng zai zhanchang shang yunchou weiwo, juesheng qianli. You yici, Xiang Yu pai ren quanjiang Han Xin, xu nuo gei ta gaoguan houlu, dan Han Xin bu wei suo dong, ta shuo: ‘Han Wang dui wo yantingjcong, wo zen neng bei pan ta ne？’ Zhongjiu, Han Xin fuzuo Liu Bang qude le Chu Han zhanzheng de shengli.

During the Chu-Han contention, Han Xin defected to Liu Bang and repeatedly achieved great feats. Liu Bang trusted him implicitly and often adopted his suggestions, which enabled Han Xin to strategize effectively and secure major victories on the battlefield. Once, Xiang Yu sent emissaries to persuade Han Xin to defect, offering him high rank and riches. However, Han Xin remained unmoved, declaring, 'Liu Bang heeds my counsel and acts accordingly, how can I betray him?' In the end, Han Xin helped Liu Bang to win the Chu-Han war.

Usage

形容对某人十分信任，完全服从。

xiaorong dui mouren shifen xinren, wanquan fuchong

To describe complete trust and obedience to someone.

Examples

• 他深得皇帝信任，在朝中言听计从。

  ta shen de huangdi xinren, zai chao zhong yantingjcong

  He enjoyed the full trust of the emperor and followed his orders implicitly.

• 将军的计策，主公言听计从，最终取得了胜利。

  jiangjun de jice, zhugong yantingjcong, zhongyu qude le shengli

  The general's strategy was adopted without reservation by the lord and ultimately led to victory.

Related Idioms

• 唯命是从

• 俯首听命

Opposite Idioms

• 阳奉阴违

• 置之不理